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Rudolf Karasek was born in 1895 in Bad Schlag, a suburb of Gablonz on the Neisse River in Bohemia. At first, he followed his family's wishes and learned the printing trade at his uncle's graphic institute. However, Karasek soon decided to become a painter and took up studies at the School of Applied Arts in Gablonz. From there he transferred to the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague. Karasek soon discovered landscape painting and the depiction of medieval towns and their architecture; in addition, he was also involved in the graphic arts, etching and woodcutting. From the 1920s he exhibited regularly. In the 1930s Karasek also worked as a stage designer, first at the "Sudetenbühne", then at the "Landesbühne Sachsen" in Dresden. His works were particularly welcome in museums and public buildings in the "Sudetenland". In 1943 Karasek was awarded the Fritz Metzner Prize, after which he moved to Upper Hesse. There the Rhön became his source of inspiration, and he focused especially on still life, landscape and portrait painting. In later years, he increasingly turned away from the classical genre and began to devote himself to abstract painting.
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